MINOT, ND – After falling in a shootout less than two weeks ago, Minot State men's hockey has bounced back with a 6-1 victory over the University of Mary Marauders on Wednesday night.
After a scoreless first period, Matthew Yakubowski opened the scoring just under five minutes into the second period, assisted by Colby Joseph and Joey Moffatt.
Walker Jerome doubled the Beavers' lead approximately one minute later with a power-play goal, assisted by Moffatt and Joseph.
Mary responded with a shorthanded goal roughly 10 minutes into the period, but Sean Williams answered just 24 seconds later with a power-play goal of his own. Austin Clyne and Ty Plaisier recorded assists to give Minot State a 3-1 lead heading into the third period.
The Beavers added three more goals in the final period, all on the power play.
Slade Stanick opened the scoring in the period with assists from Christian Kadolph and Sheldin Howard. Approximately six minutes later, Trenton Curtis found the back of the net, assisted by Yakubowski and Jerome.
Trentyn Crane capped the scoring with his second goal of the night, assisted by Kadolph and Clyne, to secure the 6-1 victory.
Goaltender Jase Wareham finished with 16 saves on 17 shots, recording a .941 save percentage.
The Beavers return to action Friday when they host Drury University for a two-game series at Maysa Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. both Friday and Saturday.
